The story begins with a conversation between a little girl and an adult man. That's right, where does the story start? Is it the seventeenth century, 1930, or 1932? It was 1931, the little girl said. This dialogue has nothing to do with the subsequent plot, but it has the function of an outline, but it is only until the end of the story that the meaning of it can be understood.
In fact, if readers will sort it out in chronological order, they will find that the plot of the film is not difficult to understand.
On a ship in the 17th (?) century, an alchemist summoned the devil and signed the pact of immortality. Whoever drinks the wine of immortality can die only if another immortal puts his right hand on his head. That night, in order to compete for the recipe for the wine of immortality, a fight began on the ship. The survivors are the first batch of immortals. The
time is cut to around 1930. The recipe for the wine of immortality was finally developed, but the laboratory was caught on fire. After the wine was tossed and turned repeatedly, it fell into the hands of the Gandor family, so the battle for the wine began... This is when Philo became immortal.
The main line of the plot is the train incident in 1931. There are many characters on the train, each with their own purposes. Under the train, there are Philo waiting for them, as well as the intelligence store series (there is an intelligence officer on the car, and the identity of the train tracker depends on intelligence. will be revealed in the account of the staff afterwards).
The other sub-line is the XXX incident of looking for my brother, which is not very meaningful, mainly to explain the whereabouts of a certain character.
The reason why it is difficult to understand is because the content of the original books was cut into eight pieces by the screenwriter and spliced together in disorder. It takes a good memory to restore the plot. Disrupting the parallel narrative of time is not a rare technique. What is rare is that the animation always maintains a hearty rhythm, no sensationalism, no long memory narrative, no lengthy philosophical monologue, plus excellent character design (complex, but The personality is distinct and non-repetitive), in a word, this animation is well maintained to watch. Aside from the reservations about the ending, the overall level of completion is very high.
Doubt:
1 Who the hell is the train tracker? Is it one of the original Eternals on the ship, or is it the demon itself? Of all the immortals, why only his blood can flow through consciousness (the others have to wait until resurrection to regain consciousness)
2 Are the crying child and his girlfriend immortals? (On the train of 31, he did not show excellent recovery ability)
3 Is the murderer an immortal? If yes, when?
Finally: This animation as a whole gives the impression that it is not over. Like a chill, it has arranged an ending. From this point of view, the production company should want to see the response and investment before preparing for the second part.
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